Oct. 8th & 9th, 2005 Atlanta, Georgia Shonen Jump Championships & Regional Event

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Shonen Jump Championships & Yu-Gi-Oh! Atlanta, Georgia Regional Tournament
Hosted by Unity Entertainment

Saturday & Sunday, Oct. 8th & 9th, 2005

Location
Sheraton Atlanta Hotel
165 Courtland St
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone # 1-404-659-6500
For directions click here.

Times
Friday
7:30 PM - Approximate time that pre-registration for the Shonen Jump begins
10:30 PM - Approximate time that pre-registration will end

Saturday
8:30 AM - Doors open and registration begins
10:15 AM - Registration for the Shonen Jump after this period will result in a $5.00 late fee
10:30 AM - Round 1 of the Shonen Jump Championships begins
1:30 PM - Approximate time side events will begin

Sunday
9:00 AM - Doors open and registration begins
10:15 AM - Registration for the YuGiOh Regional Qualifier after this period for the will result in a $5.00 late fee
10:30 AM - Round 1 of the YuGiOh Regional Qualifier begins
11:00 AM - Registration for the VS System Scholarship Tournament begins
11:45 AM - Registration for the VS System Scholarship Tournament after this time will result in a $5 late fee
12:00 PM - Round 1 of the VS System Scholarship Tournament begins
1:00 PM - Approximate time that side events will begin

The Top 8 single elimination rounds for the for the Shonen Jump championship are on Sunday. No time specified.

Entry Fee
Shonen Jump Championship: $20.00 with a $5.00 late fee after 10:15 AM.
Yu-Gi-Oh Regional Qualifier: $15.00 with a $5.00 late fee after 10:15 AM.

Tournament Format
Constructed - Swiss Pairings for both events.

Prizes for this Event are as Follows:

Shonen Jump Championships
1st Place
A laptop computer, a trophy, and the brand new prize card: "Des Volstgalph"

2nd Place
60GB iPod Photo and a Nintendo DS

3rd-4th Places
Sony PSP Handheld

5th-8th Places
Nintendo DS handheld

The Top 8 players also recieve an invitation to the 2006 National Championships and the Top 32 players will be awarded booster packs based on player attendance.

YuGiOh Regional Qualifier
Top 4 players receive an invitation to the 2006 National Championships. Top 8 players will receive a YuGiOh playmat and booster pack prizes dependant on the number of players.

Registration
You must fill out a Deck List for either event.

Additional info from the Unity Entertainment website.
We will be doing pre-registration for the Shonen Jump on Friday night in the Atlanta 2 room downstairs. There will also be some area for trading and casual play.
An information line has been established at 1-352-404-9500 to answer questions and for certain events to accept advance registration. If know one is available to take your call please leave a message and someone will return the call. You may also send Email to UnityEntertainment@earthlink.net.
Side Events
Side events will begin at 1:30 PM on Saturday.

Vendors
There is currently no info regarding vendors for this event.

Accomodations
The Sheraton Atlanta normally has rooms for anywhere between $159 to $179 a night. If you call and say that you are with the Unity Entertainment YuGiOh Shonen Jump event, they are offering rooms at a discounted $129 a night rate. If you are planning to get a room, you should do so now since they are selling out every night with people staying there because of the hurricane.

Additional Information Can be Obtained by Contacting:
Jeff Williams at unityentertainment@earthlink.net

Notes
Additional info from the Unity Entertainment website.
*Please bring your own pen and paper, pens will be available on-site but cost a non-refundable $1.00.
*No cash trades are allowed at these events unless they are being conducted with an authorized vendor in a designated place. If you are found to be involved in a cash trade we reserve the right to remove and ban you for a period of time at our discretion.
For a list of area attractions click here.

This event will follow the Oct. 1st 2005 Forbidden/Limited list for Advance Format.
http://www.upperdeckentertainment.c...vanced_new.aspx

If anyone who lives in the area has any additional information regarding this event, please feel free to send me a Private Message with the details and I will be happy to add it to this post.


Sources:
http://unityentertainment.net/post.php?event=176
http://www.upperdeckentertainment.com/yugioh/en/tournament_detail.aspx?tid=79842
http://www.sheratonatlantahotel.com/attractions.cfm
 
the top 8 will be on sunday

top 8 for the shonen jump will be on sunday, not saturday night (thank goodness huh) but i don't know the start time. had this info from the TO.

i'll be there as the metagame representative, i'm looking forward to plenty of good coverage material!

pure
 
If you can get me a start time I'll be glad to add that in to the main post. :) If not, I can put whether it's going to be evening, afternoon or mourning.

EDIT: Looks like the Unity Entertainment site does say there will be single elimnations on Day 2. I missed that. but it doesn't give any hint as to what time of day.
 
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